I friend of mine actually had a tent ripped apart in storm on top of the Smokies. He estimated the wind to be about 70 mile an hour. It can also snow as much a 3ft like it did last year. Study the forecast and study it some more and remember the wind is always much higher on mountains of that size. I've been on Mt. Cheaha at only 2400ft here in Alabama and saw winds at nearly 50.